Zither wasn’t my only choice, but it’s a beautiful musical instrument, and a lovely way to end this month of musical posts. I hope you’ve enjoyed them, and maybe learned about a new instrument!
The word ‘zither’ is a German rendering of the Latin word cythara, from which the modern word ‘guitar’ is also derived (source: Wikipedia). Zithers generally fall into three categories: the concert zither, the Alpine zither, and the chord zither. The zither became a popular folk music instrument in Bavaria and Austria at the beginning of the 19th century, and here you’ll listen to a traditional melody from the region:
I’ve loved your posts this year! I couldn’t comment as much as I wanted, but I learned about a lot of fun, new instruments. This one is no exception! Thank you!
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Thanks so much, Alex. I really enjoyed this theme, and will post a brief reflection on Monday.
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I thoroughly enjoyed every single blog and learned so much. Thank you for the time and effort you put into this project, Martha. I loved listening to the different instruments and marveled at the beautiful sounds they made.
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Oh Jan, thank you! That means a lot of t, and I’m glad you liked them. I think of you often and hope you’re enjoying life by the Blue Ridge mountains!
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Correction: ‘don’t think I’ve ever heard ..’ Tired .. can’t even type right anymore.
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Thank you, Martha, for teaching us about instruments this month. Don’t think I’ve ever heart the sound of a zither. Interesting. And such an educational month you’ve offered.
Congratulations on completing the challenge. We did it! Now, time for a little rest. Yay!
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Yes, we did – again, Silvia! I’m looking forward to some free time so you can finally download your book š
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Thanks you, Martha. Would love to hear your thoughts on it, whenever possible. But, first, and second, and third …we rest!. š
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My 5th grade teacher played a zither. It was verra cool.
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Yay!
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Thank you for the musical education this month! I too guessed this one, but didn’t know zither and guitar had the same root. I’ve got next year in mind too…..
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Really enjoyed connecting with you, Anabel.
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I love the history and etymology lessons! Congrats on another great year of A-Z posts!
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Congratulations to you, too, Sharon! šš
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Lovely – I didn’t know they sounded like that! Congratulations on reaching the end! Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
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Thanks, Liz – to you as well.
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This is one instrument I guessed that you would post.
Thanks so much for your challenge series.
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Thank you, Thea!
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I’m with Denise! You’ve done a splendid job, Martha. Thank you for your illuminating and instrumental blog posts! It’s been a fun April xx
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Thanks, Lottie! Already pondering next year’s theme š
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Thank you for this series. I’ve discovered instruments I did not know existed and put names to sounds I’ve heard made and thought was actually something else.
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Thank you, Denise. Right back at you ā¤ļø
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